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MK Stalin asks Tamil Nadu governor to fire Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and DGP TK Rajendran after CBI raids

DMK chief MK Stalin said in a statement that the continuation of Vijayabaskar and Rajendran would be a blot on democracy and the police administration.

CBI raids 40 locations in Chennai over gutkha scam; homes of Health Minister Vijayabaskar, DGP TK Rajendran searched

The gutkha scam came to light in 2017, after a raid at tobacco businessman Madhav Rao's properties in 2016 led to the recovery of a diary that allegedly contained a list of politicians and senior police officers to whom bribes had been paid.

Rahul Gandhi visits Karunanidhi in hospital; DMK chief continues to be under intensive care

DMK president M Karunanidhi was in the intensive care unit of a city hospital for the fourth day on Tuesday where Congress chief Rahul Gandhi visited him and described his condition as stable.

DMK urges Tamil Nadu govt to approach court to get president's assent for NEET Bills

The DMK on Thursday urged the Tamil Nadu government to approach the court to get the president's assent for Bills passed by the Assembly exempting the state from NEET, in case the Centre had put them in "cold storage."

Bypoll for RK Nagar constituency that fell vacant after Jayalalithaa's death to be held on 21 December

Bypoll to the Dr RK Nagar constituency which fell vacant following the demise of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa will be held on 21 December.

Central team examining Tamil Nadu's dengue situation terms death count 'minimal', urges public cooperation

"Eradication of dengue is not in the hands of the government, but in the hands of the public. Everybody has to change their habits," said team member Ashutosh Biswas

DMK chief MK Stalin hits out at AIADMK govt, says it allowed dengue to become 'health emergency'

Stalin urged the Governor to direct the top officials to take steps on a "war-footing to halt the everyday deaths due to dengue."

TTV Dhinakaran gives Rs 15 lakh to Anitha's family, slams Palaniswamy on failure to secure NEET exemption in Tamil Nadu

Sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Saturday gave Rs 15 lakh to the family of S Anitha, a medical aspirant and an anti-NEET petitioner

Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijayabaskar meets Narendra Modi on NEET issue

Tamil Nadu continued to press the Centre seeking an exemption from the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), with its Health Minister C Vijayabaskar meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday over the issue, second time in about three weeks.

NEET 2017 exam: Tamil Nadu representatives meet Union ministers in final effort to seek state's exemption

The Tamil Nadu government on Monday made the "final effort" in seeking exemption for the state's students from common nation-wide medical entrance test NEET.